Police investigating 38 Madeleine McCann suspects

Scotland Yard today said it has launched its own investigation into the
disappearance of Madeleine McCann which has "genuinely new" lines of
inquiry, adding that it believes there is a chance she is alive.

2:11PM BST 04 Jul 2013

Police from Scotland Yard have identified 38 people of interest including 12 UK nationals following a two-year review of evidence in the case. None of the 38 people identified are known to the McCanns.

Detective Chief Inspector Andy Redwood said his team has carried out new witness interviews and was in a "unique position" in analysing information from police in Portugal and the UK, as well as seven private detective firms.

He said: "That has given us the ability to see this case with fresh eyes, and through that bring out new, genuinely new, lines of inquiry. And I'm hopeful when we pursue those lines of inquiry that we will be able to bring some sort of resolution.

"Whether we will be able to solve it is a different issue, but I hope that we will be able to have the ability to move the investigation on.

He added there was "no clear definitive proof that Madeleine McCann is dead" and asked the public to "continue to look for her".

Madeleine went missing when she was three years old from a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz in Portugal's Algarve on May 3, 2007, as her parents Kate and Gerry dined at a nearby tapas restaurant with friends.